WKEW
| File:WKEW logo.png | |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Gospel music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Truth Broadcasting Corporation |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1000 Watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°04′00″N 79°47′49″W / 36.06667°N 79.79694°W |
| Links | |
| Website | 1340thelight.com |
WKEW (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel music format. Licensed to Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, the station is currently owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation.
History
WGBG ("We're Going to Beat Germany") signed on 10 months before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, playing such artists as Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. [1].
Dusty Dunn began his 44-year career at WGBG "when The Beatles were the next big thing." In the early 1980s, he returned to the station (which was WKEW by that time) to do a four-hour morning talk show[2].
In 1983, Bill Mitchell bought WGBG and changed its letters to WKEW. The station also became the first news/talk station in Greensboro[3].
On September 4, 1998, WKEW changed to Radio Disney, a radio format designed for children[1].
Truth Broadcasting bought WKEW in 2000[4]. In January 2001, Radio Disney moved to WCOG and WKEW began airing the same programming as WPOL in Winston-Salem[5] [6].
References
- ^ a b Jeri Rowe, "A Mouse in the House - WKEW , Greensboro's Longtime News-Talk Station, Will Become a Radio Disney Affiliate Today," Greensboro News & Record, September 4, 1998.
- ^ Jeri Rowe, "Greensboro's Voice Is Signing Off," Greensboro News & Record, May 29, 2008.
- ^ Jeri Rowe, "'King' of Local Radio Dies at Age 78 - Radio Pioneer Bill Mitchell Helped Introduce Rock 'N' Roll to the City," Greensboro News & Record, December 6, 2000.
- ^ "Lorillard Starts Governmental Section," Greensboro News & Record, August 10, 2000.
- ^ "Dillon Fence Reunites for N.C. Performances," Greensboro News & Record, December 21, 2000.
- ^ "Gospel Music AM Station Is Catching On," Greensboro News & Record, August 2, 2001
External links
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› WKEW in the FCC AM station database
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